MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 07:17
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	77%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 82.6 1-Core 72.6 2-Core 152 61% 102 Pts	4-Core 183 8-Core 324 31% 254 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 37.8 Parallax 36.7 22% 34 fps	MRender 31.4 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 25.9 23% 27.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB 5,047 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 213 197 225 253 172 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 245 Write 309 Mixed 322 SusWrite 232 63% 277 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 21.4 66% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 291 227% 314 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 109%
SK hynix SC311 SATA 512GB 5,047 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 28GB free Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 417 266 267 214 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 398 Mixed 399 SusWrite 290 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 39 144% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 334 258% 351 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 382GB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 81 84 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 73.8 Write 85 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 82.8 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 355GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 189 189 186 193 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 124 Write 103 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 189 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$56 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 260GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 70 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 58.7 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 69.8 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-029.A00G 4x8GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 24.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 15: 3R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	8%	37	86	8	60	23.1"	1920 1080	GSM56EE W2353

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16